"[w]hat was any art but ... a sheath, a mould in which to imprison for a moment the shining, elusive element which is life itself - life hurrying past us and running away, too strong to stop, too sweet to lose." - Willa Cather, Song of the Lark

Saturday, October 27, 2007

When no press come to your press conference

On the one hand, as an organizer, I know it's one of the worst possible nightmares. On the other hand, even those not in public affairs know to give more than 15 minutes' notice:

The US Federal Emergency Management Administration has apologised for having its employees pose as reporters at a hastily arranged news conference. No actual reporters were able to attend Fema's televised briefing on the fires in California on Tuesday because they were only given 15 minutes notice. . . .

Perhaps slightly understandable with small organizations, but completely unacceptable from a government agency...

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"If the world were merely seductive, that would be easy. If it were merely challenging, that would be no problem.
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